CouchSurfing Secures $7,600,000 Series A Funding Round

  • Feed Type
  • Date
    8/25/2011
  • Company Name
    CouchSurfing
  • Mailing Address
    PO Box 7775 San Francisco, CA 94120
  • Company Description
    Imagine having an interesting friend wherever you go — whether that’s 2,000 miles away, or right in your hometown. The CouchSurfing Project is a free, Internet-based, international hospitality service.
  • Website
    http://www.couchsurfing.org
  • Transaction Type
    Venture Equity
  • Transaction Amount
    $7,600,000
  • Transaction Round
    Series A
  • Proceeds Purposes
    This funding will enable us to improve and grow our network while better serving our members so that we can continue to build a more tolerant and respectful global community.
  • M&A Terms
  • Venture Investor
    Benchmark Capital
  • Venture Investor
    Omidyar Network